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Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-School Approach
When Warren Buffett was asked why the Gillette board of directors chose Jim Kilts to be CEO, he said, “Jim made as much sense in terms of talking about business as anybody I’ve ever talked to. If you listen to Jim analyze a business situation you get absolutely no baloney. And, frankly, finding someone like that is a rarity.”
There is only one CEO in recent times who h...more
There is only one CEO in recent times who h...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
January 5th 2010
by Three Rivers Press
(first published September 4th 2007)
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This read wasn’t a waste of time, but was somewhat sparse. Much of it was a combination of self-aggrandizing, corporate war stories, personal vindication, justification for various actions, and the like. But there were a few tips and advice worth listening to.
Yes. I admit it. I read self-helpy, management books. I chalk it up to spending too much time shelving the business section of Borders when I worked there. Most of these sorts of titles are crap, but this book has some gems hidden amongst the coal.
I liked it!
Not as focused as some other "looking back mentoring" style books, but you'd learn a thing or two from this one.
Not as focused as some other "looking back mentoring" style books, but you'd learn a thing or two from this one.
It's always interesting to read what policies make a company successful. There are many easy take aways in this book for any company no matter what industry.
Kilt's experience with Gillette is particularly notable in that he took a company with an amazing brand but an unsuccessful management style and affectively changed the culture in a short period to become one of the darlings of Wall Street.
Kilt's experience with Gillette is particularly notable in that he took a company with an amazing brand but an unsuccessful management style and affectively changed the culture in a short period to become one of the darlings of Wall Street.
A very simplistic overview, and one is left to wonder if the "excessive capital spending" noted by the author didn't help make his job a bit easier in the following years, but filled with good insights that are definitely valuable!
One of the best business books I have read in awhile. The author has had an amazing career as CEO of some major consumer products companies (Kraft, Nabisco, Gillette) and after reading this book it's clear why.
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